Arts Dec 23 How a small town in Rhode Island is connected to 'It's a Wonderful Life' By Anne Azzi Davenport and Pamela Watts, Michael Jones, Rhode Island PBS
Arts Dec 22 Watch 7:44 Proposed Warner Bros. sale prompts concerns among Hollywood's creative community Paramount is engaged in a battle to buy Warner Bros., but Netflix's proposed $83 billion offer is still considered the favorite, for now. Talk of this deal has triggered widespread fears in Hollywood about what this could mean for the… By Jeffrey Brown, Azhar Merchant
Arts Dec 17 The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime broadcasting home ABC ABC will continue broadcasting the event until 2028, which will mark the 100th Oscars. This shift announced Wednesday represents a significant move for one of television's marquee events. S… By Jake Coyle, Associated Press
Arts Dec 15 Watch 5:21 Remembering Rob Reiner's life and iconic career Authorities in California arrested the younger son of Rob and Michele Reiner after the couple was found dead this weekend. The "When Harry Met Sally" director and his wife were found with stab wounds Sunday in their Los Angeles home. By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Daria Nastasia, Jackson Hudgins
Arts Dec 05 Watch 6:39 What Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. means for one of Hollywood's oldest studios Netflix has struck a nearly $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max, beating out Paramount and Comcast after a bidding war. If finalized, it would unite the world’s largest streamer with one of Hollywood’s oldest studios. The… By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant, Jenna Bloom
Nov 24 Watch 10:12 Documentary 'Thoughts and Prayers' explores industry built around school security By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant A new documentary on HBO Max looks at how gun violence has led to lockdown drills in schools becoming a universal part of childhood in America. Those drills and the creation of active shooter preparedness products, now a $3 billion… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch 7:55 Netflix's 'A House of Dynamite' sparks discussion about nuclear threats By Geoff Bennett, Mary Fecteau, Jenna Bloom This week’s top-streaming film on Netflix tackles a long-running Hollywood theme. The threat of a nuclear attack and the discourse around "A House of Dynamite" has struck a nerve with audiences and with military defense experts. Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 5:12 'Morbidly Curious' explores the fascination with horror movies and the macabre By Stephanie Sy, Mary Fecteau On Halloween night, chances are you'll be watching something spooky, and you’re far from alone. Horror is the fastest-rising film genre in the U.S., more than quadrupling its market share in the past decade. The new book, "Morbidly Curious," delves… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 8:03 Nicholas Sparks teams up with M. Night Shyamalan to co-author supernatural love story By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Nicholas Sparks, author of "The Notebook" and "A Walk to Remember," has built a career writing love stories that explore the resilience of the human heart. His latest novel, "Remain," was co-written with filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and blends Sparks’s… Continue watching
Sep 29 Trump takes tariff war to the movies by announcing 100% tax on foreign-made films By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Claiming that movie production “has been stolen’’ from Hollywood and the U.S., Trump posted said he would be imposed the 100% tariff on “any and all movies” made outside of the U.S. Continue reading